Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daud Shah (actor)


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The result was   keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 09:38, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Daud_Shah_(actor)

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Actor doesn't pass any part of WP:ENT. The sources are not sufficient. "We Make our Own Destiny" is a coffee-table book. "Bond on Set" merely lists his name. Sources 4-6 are not actually about the actor in question. No reliable disinterested coverage seems to exist. Wickedjacob (talk) 04:23, 20 January 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:23, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep and retitle Frustratingly, the article fails to note that he goes by his stage name "Darwin Shaw". There are articles on Shaw here, here and here for starters. As it is his stage persona and not his actual name that is notable, I suggest we retitle the article, add his real name in as an "also known as" and perhaps put in a redirect from Daud Shah to Darwin Shaw? - ManicSpider (talk) 04:18, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and retitle - Excellent investigative work by ManicSpider. Daud Shah is indeed Darwin Shaw from Prince of Persia, Casino Royale, etc. per his talent agency Curtis Brown: see the press photo here. I've added it to External Links while a name change is considered per WP:COMMONNAME. As for notability, both articles in The Times of India are quite extensive and warrant inclusion. SteveStrummer (talk) 19:16, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and retitle per the individual meeting WP:ENT, WP:GNG and thus WP:BIO. I have begun addressing the confusing use of a real name in an article where his notability is best found under his stage name. And yes, while there are valid concerns with COI, such concerns are best treated with cautions to the author (as was coureously and properly done by User:GregJackP). As the article now belongs to Wikipedia the rest of us can address issues in perceived tone.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 23:34, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Snow keep. Per above keeps.  Retitle would be fine.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:15, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
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